Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12

At last Suzanne opened her eyes, though
the pam in her head val 50 great that she
could scarcely see anything; She tried to
use but sank la-. again. Then Raymond
tinlidly spoke, telling her tiiats she bad had
an accident and must keep still, that help
would soon come. Then he brought water
in his hunting cap and wet her handkerchief
and placed that also upon her head While
he was occupied with her she noticed be
tween her eyelids his fine and delicate face,
his large, honest eyes, and she felt herself
perfectly at ease with him, which she had
not done with Pierre
"You are very kind, sir" said she; 'please
tell me your name, so that my father can
thank you"
my name is Raymond De Noirville, but ]
have done nothing to be thanked for"
Suddenly Suzanne grew pale again and lost
consciousness AT this moment Catharine
and Pierre came, ami in few minutes the
carl'iole arrived. They made all haste to get
her to the cottage, whore they placed her i'll
bed and brought DOCTOR vino declared that
though the wound WI grave AMI she had lost
much blood, she would lie all right in Il fort
night. but that she would probably have a
fever.
Raymond and Pierre were both anxious,
but dared not so to inquire about her, so
each in turn, and unknown to the other, be-
sought Catharine to ride over to the White
House and find out bow the young lady was
Catharine said:
an whose name shall inquired Yours or
your mothersl"
MY mothers, OF course" each answered
"Ah,' thought Catharine, this is not a
good outlook. Both brothers are certainly
head over heels in love with that young
American 1t is a sorry day when brothers
become rivals
Catbarne had presented herself as coming
from Mime. De Noirville, which, under the
circumstances, made it incumbent upon
Roger to go to Meridon farm to thank Nine
De Noirville for the care her sons had given
his daughter, and he wished also to satisfy
himself as to the question of their identity.
He put off the evil day as long as he posi-
bly, could, fearing that his suspicious would
take form and Nine De Noirville prove to be
Julia, and he dreaded any possibility that
either of the young men might touch the
heart of Suzanne.
She had now been up and about several
days, and even began to take her customary
rides, and had already made two or three
discreet illusions to the duty he owed his
neighbors of Meridon farm. Laroque under
stood that the moment had come, and he
must accede to the demands of etiquette, and
also to discover if his fears We're justified or
not. They drove over TO the farm and were
shown in, when Raymond and Pierre re
ceived them with effusion Pierre then went
for his mother and she came in, dressed in
the deepest mourning Pale aged and bowed
and with her once raven tresSeS almost white,
yet Roger knew her instantly, but her great
dark eyes were raised to his face without
recognition of him. Nothing had told her
who stood before her As to him, he con-
tanned his emotion with the most painful
effort, and he half looked to see Lucien ap-
pear
Madame" said the poor man, "your sons
| have doubtless told You of the accident
which happened to my daughter, and l was
anxious to thank them for their care of her,
without which most probably she would
have died there alone
You exaggerate tine little service we
could render her, sir, replied Raymond
Pierre was slow of speech at all times, and
now he could do nothing but devour Suzanne
with his eyes.
As Roger spoke Julia shrunk down in her
chair, and there was on her countenance a
visible expression of fear, which, however,
none remarked Though she had no idea Of
| Rogers identity the sound of that voice had
never changed, and her thoughts wandered
to the days when Roger was still alive His
eyes were upon Lucen. As he ceased to
speak she listened still and she looked at him
with a searching glance. But though it was
Rogers voice she was positive that the man
before her was not Roger.
Presently Raymond proposed that they
should walk in the garden, down through the
| avenue of chestnut trees. Suzanne and the
two young men walked on a trifle in advance
of the parents, and they both began to talk
of their children, and Roger soon OWNED that
Julia loved Raymond with a tender, more
absorbing love than she gave to her eldest
born Pierre knew this, and though it sad
dened him somewhat, he had too noble a
character to resent it or feel jealous Ray
rnond did not know there was difference
and he almost idolized his brother.
Soon after father and daughter took then
departure Julia watched her two sons as the
visitors drove away, and both gave heavy
sigh as the carriage disappeared, and both ap
peared cast down and melancholy. Are they
both smitten with the beauty and grace Of
this young girls If so, woe is me-"